ca. 1908. Man and woman standing in front of a wood frame house probably in South Tacoma. The wire gate is hospitably open for visitors.

ca. 1908. Two women in front of a two story house. In front of the house is a sign that reads, "Dr. Carlsen." In 1908, Dr. Carlsen lived at 5317 So. Lawrence. This photograph is similar to BROWNING-050A.

ca. 1908. Railroad tracks and buildings in South Tacoma including some of the Northern Pacific Shop buildings. The decision of Northern Pacific Railroad to move its car shops to the South Tacoma area (then called Edison) in 1891 resulted in the development and growth of this community, then considered far outside the downtown business district. The shops were located west of Union Ave. (now called South Tacoma Way) between South 46th and South 58th Sts. At first employees would commute to work by streetcar and trains but later houses were built and primarily purchased by railroad workers. The car shops, largest in the West and responsible for the repair and erection of railroad needs west of Montana, provided steady employment and a regular payroll for hundreds. By 1909, boilermakers, now unionized, made 39 cents an hour with helpers earning 24 cents an hour. The Northern Pacific was willing to pay for its skilled labor force. ("Boilermakers Lodge 568, To Live in Dignity;" Bergman: "South Tacoma")

ca. 1908. View of the top floor of the Northern Pacific Hotel, at 5201 So. Union Ave. Behind the hotel are other buildings in South Tacoma.

ca. 1908. Electron power plant on the Puyallup River, near Orting.

ca. 1908. A young boy, with two ribbons pinned to the lapel of his coat, leans against the railing of the fence that encloses the racetrack at the Western Washington Fairgounds in Puyallup. Several exhibition tents and the grandstand can be seen in the background.

ca. 1908. A woman with a small child and a dog stands in front of a two story house. The child, who has a bow in her hair, appears to be the same girl that is in BROWNING-132.

ca. 1908. A young boy in suit and hat sits on the back of a donkey. This appears to be the same donkey that is in BROWNING-148.

ca. 1908. Two women and a man stand in front of a large two-story house. House has dormers, bay window, and front and back porches. A.D. Browning's residence.

ca. 1908. A little dark haired girl, with a bow in her hair, sits on a highchair. The chair is in front of the porch of a house. There is a sheet or blanket hanging behind the girl serving as a backdrop. A white basin and cloths are adjacent on the wooden porch.

ca. 1908. Rural lumber mill surrounded by timber.

ca. 1908. Eight couples in a room. Three of the young women are sitting in the laps of three of the men. These are the same young men and women that are in BROWNING-020. Several also appear in BROWNING-022 and BROWNING-023. This photograph is possibly a "Parlor play."

ca. 1908. Tents for a street fair fill the streets, a banner over the street welcomes the Knights of Pythias

ca. 1915. Members of the McLintock's Band of South Tacoma, dressed in various costumes pose for a photograph in front of a bakery in South Tacoma. Photograph taken in front of the Pennant Billiard Hall at 5438 So. Union Avenue (later So. Tacoma Way).

ca. 1908. A group of men, women, and children stand and sit in front of a streetcar station in South Tacoma. The men are in suits. The women are wearing long skirts, and most are wearing hats. One woman is holding an umbrella.

ca. 1908. A young couple pose for a picture while sitting in a parlor. The young man is wearing a suit and tie, but the young woman appears to be wearing a robe or house dress of some kind. This photograph may have been taken at a "Parlor play." This couple also appear in BROWNING-020 and BROWNING-137.

ca. 1908. Several men stand in the judges tower at the Puyallup fairgrounds which is decorated with bunting. There is a crowd of people on the grounds and several buildings can be seen in the background.

ca. 1910. Group of Native Americans, including women and children, dressed in traditional clothing sitting in the stands at the Stadium Bowl.

ca. 1907. Four men and a boy sit in chairs in front of a furniture store in South Tacoma. There is a poster in the window of the store advertising a program at the Savoy Theatre starting the Girton Stock Co. in a production of "Graustark." Another poster on the left is an illustration of an actress in the part of Jo Pemberton in the play, "For Mother's Sake."

ca. 1908. A group of men, women, and children crowd into a butcher shop - probably in South Tacoma. Four butchers in white aprons stand at the far left side of the picture. This photograph is similar to BROWNING-071.

ca. 1911. A hearse and a car parked in front of a two-car detached garage. The name "Piper" in printed on the door of the hearse. It is probably the hearse for the South Tacoma Undertaking Parlors at 5034 S. Union Ave., George W. Piper, proprietor.

ca. 1908. Northern Pacific Railroad shops in South Tacoma.

ca. 1909. Northern Pacific Railroad steam locomotive #287 resting on tracks next to one of the buildings at the Northern Pacific shops in South Tacoma.

ca. 1908. Several men, one with a bicycle, by a corner building in the 5200 block of what is now South Tacoma Way. The corner building has a sign above the door that says "Rooms." Street looks like it is dirt, not paved.

ca. 1908. View of Bremerton Navy Yard. Several navy warships can be seen in harbor.